Faecal Transplant Effectively Treats Recurrent or Unresponsive Clostridium Difficile

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Using a faecal microbiota transplant cured 92% of people with Clostridium difficile that had recurred or had not responded to antibiotics. Faecal transplant also had a lower risk of treatment failure than the antibiotic vancomycin. This review revealed many variations in how transplants were prepared and administered, so further work is needed to find the best preparation and volume.

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